Mojito Punch Food

RASPBERRY MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• In a punch bowl combine sugar and the 1/4 cup mint. Using the back of a wooden spoon, lightly crush mint by pressing it against the side of the bowl. Add the cold water, the rum, juice concentrate, and lime juice, stirring until sugar is dissolved. If desired, cover punch bowl and chill for up to 24 hours.
• Slowly pour carbonated water down the side of the bowl; stir gently. Add ice cubes. If desired, add raspberries, lime slices, and/or fresh mint sprigs.

SPARKLING WATERMELON-MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• Add seltzer to combined sugar and drink mix in 2-1/2-qt. glass or plastic pitcher; stir until mix is dissolved.
• Pour into ice-filled glasses. Squeeze lime wedge into prepared drink in each glass. Garnish with mint.
• Serve immediately.

SUGAR-FREE MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir lime juice, mint leaves, and sweetener together in a pitcher; gently crush and bruise mint leaves with a wooden spoon.
• Pour diet lemon-lime soda into juice mixture and stir until sweetener has dissolved.
• Mix in crushed ice to serve.

MOJITOS BY THE PITCHER

Steps:

• Muddle sugar and mint leaves together in pitcher until leaves are well broken down. Add limes and muddle until limes are juiced. Stir rum into sugar mixture; add club soda and stir until sugar is dissolved.

MOJITO PUNCH

Steps:

• Start by boiling the water and sugar.
• Stir constantly until dissolved.
• Take off heat.
• Add washed and clean mint.
• Leave mint in for 15 minutes.
• Strain mint and refrigerate liquid.
• Hour before party.
• Use punch bowl.
• Add ice (see above).
• Combine rum, lime juice, water and syrup in bowl.
• Serve in glasses garnished with mint sprig and lime wedge.

MOJITO PITCHER

Steps:

• Chop each lime into six pieces and drop them into a two-litre jug. Add the sugar and squish the lime wedges with a muddler, or the end of a rolling pin. Keep crushing to get out all the juices.
• Pick the leaves off a mint spring and lay them on one of your hands. Clap the other hand on top to bruise the leaves ever so gently, then drop them into the jug. Repeat with the rest of the mint spring.
• Fill up the jug about three-quarters full with ice, then add the rum. Stir with a long-handled spoon to mix all the ingredients together gently and top up with the sparkling water. Stir once more, then serve poured into tall glasses with a few extra ice cubes and lime slices.Try these 3 twistsStrawberry mojitoMuddle 9-10 strawberries, 2 chopped limes and 2 tbsp granulated sugar in a large jug. Bruise the leaves from 2 mint sprigs and add to the jug with a pinch of black pepper. Add lots of ice and stir in 350ml white rum and 600ml sparkling water.Blueberry mojito Put 100g blueberries, 3 chopped lemons and 2 tbsp granulated sugar in a jug and muddle. Bruise the leaves from 2 mint sprigs and add them to the jug with lots of ice. Pour over 350ml white rum and 600ml sparkling water and stir together.Mango & pineapple mojito Tip 50g pineapple pieces, 50g chopped mango, 3 chopped limes and 2 tbsp light brown sugar into a large jug and muddle together. Bruise and add the leaves from 2 mint sprigs, then top with ice. Stir in 150ml white rum, 200ml pineapple rum and 600ml sparkling water.

VIRGIN MOJITO

Steps:

• Muddle the sugar with leaves from the mint using a pestle and mortar (or use a small bowl and the end of a rolling pin).
• Put a handful of crushed ice into 2 tall glasses. Divide the lime juice between the glasses with the mint mix. Add a straw and top up with soda water.

MOJITO RECIPE

Steps:

• Muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves in a small jug, crushing the mint as you go - you can use the end of a rolling pin for this. Pour into a tall glass and add a handful of ice.
• Pour over the rum, stirring with a long-handled spoon. Top up with soda water, garnish with mint and serve.